I had a Springfield Armory XD40 4" barrel and XD40 Sub-Compact 3" barrel. I sold the 4" and kept the sub-compact. It's slightly smaller and easier to conceal plus I actually shoot it better than the 4" SA pistol. I prefer the 40 S&W over the 9mm although there is nothing wrong with it...
I had a Leica rangefinder and loved it. IT worked very well but I sold it when I needed the cash. Big mistake. My lovely bridge got me a Leupold rangfinder that is okay but not anywhere near as good as the Leica. It ranged further and faster.
That's an awesome find and I would keep it to display and hang it on the wall. I do like your idea of giving it to a family member of the possible trapper who left it behind. That is very honorable to do something like that. Who knows, maybe they in turn will just tell you to keep it.
I used to help my father cut and split firewood for our house growing up and I also continued after I turned 18 and moved out. I just really enjoy doing it. I still help two friends who use firewood. I just love going and working hard. Splitting wood is part of the therapy for me.
I think it's really hard to get a very close estimate based just on looking at the jaws and the teeth. In 2019 I shot a really nice boar grizzly bear in Alaska. The guide and my outfitter both estimated that my bear was 8 1/2 years old. When I got the age record from the lab after they...